The Bank of England will cut interest rates four times this year to support a flat-lining economy, economists polled by Reuters said, but they added that risks to inflation are to the upside, suggesting policymakers may end up doing less.

Indonesia unexpectedly reduced its key interest rate in its first monetary policy decision this year, moving to bolster economic growth even after the local currency recently weakened beyond the key level of 16,

Indonesia’s central bank caught markets off guard with a surprise rate cut, upending expectations that it would keep policy settings on hold to help stabilize the rupiah.

The Bank of England should move quickly to bring down interest rates given signs of a slowdown in Britain's economy, Alan Taylor, the BoE's most recently appointed interest rate setter, said on Wednesday.